Pope Francis spent his final days on earth doing many of the things he loved: praying at the Salus Populi Romani icon at the Basilica of St. Mary Major — his final earthly resting place — greeting ...

Upon leaving prison last Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the question that arose within him every time he visited a penitentiary: 'Why them and not me?' Pope Francis meets with inmates in a ...

VATICAN CITY — In a Holy Thursday ritual symbolizing humility, Pope Francis washed and dried the feet of a dozen residents of a Rome juvenile prison, assuring them of their dignity and telling them ...

Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and he demonstrated his love for them throughout his pontificate. He visited them in the various countries he traveled to and even, for ...